Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Beggar's tick

Anarta myrtilli compared with Bidens cynapiifolia

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Beggar's tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Beggar's tick
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Noctuidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anarta Bidens
Species Anarta myrtilli Bidens cynapiifolia

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Beggar's tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Beggar's tick
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Beggar's tick

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Beggar's tick

The Beggar's tick (Bidens cynapiifolia) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens cynapiifolia.

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